tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post7857344290426184560..comments2015-03-03T17:52:16.633-06:00Comments on Horizons: Brace yourselves...Obama WILL cut Medicare spendingNancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-26823972102649654722013-01-07T21:05:49.116-06:002013-01-07T21:05:49.116-06:00The 716 billion is a reduction in future planned b...The 716 billion is a reduction in future planned baseline spending, right? Reminds me of my wife telling me when we get our credit card bill in the mail that she promises as a New Year&#39;s resolution to cut her future spending (she promises!)Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-45066919740130705102013-01-07T08:46:38.414-06:002013-01-07T08:46:38.414-06:00This is one of those examples of how our media lea...This is one of those examples of how our media leans right. We don&#39;t talk about &quot;efficiency measures,&quot; but about &quot;cuts&quot; when it comes to the social safety net. Why? To reduce the chances of actually making our social safety net more efficient and, then, cutting it. In this case the cuts would likely take the form of raising the eligibility age.<br /><br />I am for expanding the safety net, and part of that means making its implementation as efficient as possible.Billhttp://aproposofanything.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com